Types of Marijuana

What are the different types of marijuana?

Types of marijuana basically fit into two categories; Indica and Sativa. People who grow marijuana, also known as breeders, will often cross marijuana types called "strains" to change the growing cycle or properties of the original plants.

As a general rule of thumb, Indicas tend to be shorter, stockier plants with smaller, denser, and smellier types of marijuana buds. Indicas also flower much faster than Sativas, usually with a 6-9 week flowering period. Sativas will grow taller and generally much bigger than other types of marijuana. Buds will also be bigger but less dense. Sativa buds are less smelly and take longer to flower than Indicas, usually 9-10 weeks.

Types of marijuana are often a cross between Sativa and Indica giving characteristics of each i.e. to make certain Sativa plants smaller and more potent, or an Indica plant larger and with bigger buds. When it comes to the effects of taking this drug, also known as being high, different types of marijuana produce different feelings in the user. Sativas will tend to produce more of a cerebral, energetic, or giggly high while Indicas produce more of a body stoned effect known to enhance physical aspects such as sound and taste and can also have a relaxing effect.

The Different Types of Marijuana:

SATIVAS - The polar opposite of Indicas. Sativas are tall, thin plants with narrow leaves and light green colors. These plants grow quick and may extend to heights of 20 feet in some cases. Origins are traced back to Mexico, Columbia, and Southeast Asia. Flowering times vary from 10 to 16 weeks, normally longer than Indicas.

INDICAS - Indicas are short, thick plants with broad leaves and dark green coloring. Flowering takes place in 8 to 10 weeks with thick dense flower tops. These plants produce flavors from stinky skunk to fruity sweet. Origins are traced back to Afghanistan, Morocco, and Tibet.

FEMINIZED - Designer qualities to produce only female plants. Rarely are the seeds produced but can be forced. They are usually passed on as clones.

CROSS BREEDS - Combining different Sativa and Indica breeds will produce the corresponding traits of each mother and father. Actual percentages each strain will contain are not exact, but pretty close.

Well Known Types of Marijuana

White Widow - The white widow marijuana type is considered perhaps the most potent cannabis in the world. The buds always have so much THC on them that it is hard to see the green color of the bud at all.

Northern Lights - Northern lights marijuana has big broad leaves and large crystal covered buds. This is not a big plant growing to about 1.5 m outdoors and a little bigger indoors.

Super Skunk Weed - Super Skunk is a beefy original Skunk #1 type. Matches the potency of the hashish you find in Amsterdam coffee shops.

Big Bud - The yield of this Indica type of marijuana is known to produce massive buds with gigantic leaves.

Purple Haze Marijuana - Purple Marijuana aka Purple Haze Marijuana has purple buds on this plant. It is a powerful type of marijuana with sativa overtones.

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Marijuana Facts

Drug testing has revealed formaldehyde and codeine in marijuana samples. Users of marijuana are not always aware whether another drug has been mixed into their supply.

THC in marijuana enters the blood stream and passes from the blood into the brain. In the brain, THC attaches to nerve center receptors known as cannabinoid receptors. Many cannabinoid receptors are present in areas of the brain that control pleasure, thought, concentration, memory, coordination, sensory perception and time perception. THC stimulates the brain to release dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure and rewards.

Within minutes of smoking marijuana, a number of physiologic changes occur. The heart rate increases by an average of twenty to fifty beats a minute. Blood vessels in the eyes expand, making eyes bloodshot. In the lungs, the bronchial tubes relax and expand. Users may experience dry mouth, sudden hunger or thirst. The hands may feel cold and start to shake.

Mentally, marijuana produces euphoria. Colors, sounds and visual perception all intensify. Time perception slows, and marijuana users may focus attention on one object for long periods of time.

Feelings of euphoria can last one to three hours if marijuana is smoked, or up to four hours when ingested with food. As marijuana euphoria passes, the user often becomes sleepy and may feel depressed.

Children are experimenting with pot more often and at earlier ages than preceding generations. Twenty percent of eighth graders in the US report having tried marijuana at least once and nine percent describe themselves as current users.

In the 2001 tenth grade class, forty percent of students had tried marijuana, and twenty percent were current users. By twelfth grade, fifty percent of students admitted to trying marijuana, and the number of current users increased to 22 percent.

These facts about marijuana use are significant. Children rarely try other drugs before first experimenting with alcohol, tobacco or marijuana. Also, the risk of developing a marijuana dependency is three times greater in teen users than in adults.